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Sure, I don't see why not. Last time I checked, Broadvoice wasn't marketing themselves as a "telephone replacement", they are just an "add-on.' So legally they don't have to provide service like a regulated local exchange carrier. I dunno, maybe your laws are different down there, but here VoIP companies that provide telephone service are only under obligation to provide 911 service if they claim to be a "telephone replacement." If they sell themselves as a telephone add-on service (in other words, the person buying their service has a POTS line in addition to the VoIP line) then it's up to them whether or not they include a "911" option. That's all I know about that. I dunno if it's legal to have the fees, I dunno. I think it would be legal, though.

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Sure, I don't see why not. Last time I checked, Broadvoice wasn't marketing themselves as a "telephone replacement", they are just an "add-on.' So legally they don't have to provide service like a regulated local exchange carrier. I dunno, maybe your laws are different down there, but here VoIP companies that provide telephone service are only under obligation to provide 911 service if they claim to be a "telephone replacement." If they sell themselves as a telephone add-on service (in other words, the person buying their service has a POTS line in addition to the VoIP line) then it's up to them whether or not they include a "911" option. That's all I know about that. I dunno if it's legal to have the fees, I dunno. I think it would be legal, though.

Sounds like how it is over here.

I haven't seen any of the UK VOIP companies advertise 999, nor does it work iirc. I haven't tried. I hear that on BT's own VOIP offering it does work, however.

OFCOM are umming and aahing over whether to make it a requirement I think, but I haven't heard much about it.

(people rely on mobiles if they go voip-only which I think is stupid - mobiles are nowhere near as reliable as a good old landline. We don't have all the silly taxes on line rental over here so it's only about £10 a month to keep the landline. At the moment you have to have a landline unless you can get cable - BT do not offer dry loops yet)

DAD: Then hold onto your stump and I'll drive you to the hospital for $20. Stumpy **trying to hold back laughter**

I remember when I lived with my Grandma a white neighbor ran into our yard and told my grandma to dial nine eleven. She ran into the house and came back out a few seconds later...

Grandma: My phones too old! I don't have an eleven!

(No, she isn't stupid she just loves her little shananigans.)

// somewhat off-topic

$100 to call 911? That's pretty damn idiotic. Couldn't they just create that number and forward it to the real 911? If I were you I'd just have a copperline or an old cell phone hooked up into the wall explicitly for dialing 911.

DAD: Then hold onto your stump and I'll drive you to the hospital for $20. Stumpy **trying to hold back laughter**

I remember when I lived with my Grandma a white neighbor ran into our yard and told my grandma to dial nine eleven. She ran into the house and came back out a few seconds later...

Grandma: My phones too old! I don't have an eleven!

(No, she isn't stupid she just loves her little shananigans.)

// somewhat off-topic

$100 to call 911? That's pretty damn idiotic. Couldn't they just create that number and forward it to the real 911? If I were you I'd just have a copperline or an old cell phone hooked up into the wall explicitly for dialing 911.

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After further examination of the legalese, it seems that we all got it wrong: They charge you $100 if you don't register your account with them by giving them the specific service address to be passed to the E911 system. If you do register your account as such, the $100 fee goes away if you are inside the U.S.

(warning: I may still be wrong)

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After further examination of the legalese, it seems that we all got it wrong: They charge you $100 if you don't register your account with them by giving them the specific service address to be passed to the E911 system. If you do register your account as such, the $100 fee goes away if you are inside the U.S.

(warning: I may still be wrong)

I dunno I've re-read it a bunch of times and I still don't see how you would of come to that conclusion.